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Some research suggests that trauma can affect a person's DNA and influence the health of future generations. For example, children of women who experienced severe child abuse have depression rates that are 1.7 times higher. This is linked to an area of research known as epigenetics, which studies how people's environments and behaviors can affect and change how their genes work. These changes can be passed on from one generation to another, which is known as epigenetic inheritance.
Psychologists first explored the concept of generational trauma in the 1960s and it has gained more attention in recent years.
Generational trauma, also known as intergenerational or transgenerational trauma, is the idea that traumatic events experienced by one generation can have lasting effects on future generations. It can begin when a group experiences a traumatic event that causes economic, cultural, and familial distress, and people in that group develop physical or psychological symptoms in response.
Psychologists first explored the concept of generational trauma in the 1960s and it has gained more attention in recent years.
Generational trauma, also known as intergenerational or transgenerational trauma, is the idea that traumatic events experienced by one generation can have lasting effects on future generations. It can begin when a group experiences a traumatic event that causes economic, cultural, and familial distress, and people in that group develop physical or psychological symptoms in response.